29836 Zip Code (SC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 283
Zip code population in 2010: 482
Zip code population in 2000: 658

Houses and condos: 214
Renter-occupied apartments: 21
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 29836: 79.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 170.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $965
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $274

For population 25 years and over in 29836:

• High school or higher: 81.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 36.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 29836:

• Never married: 10.2%
• Now married: 80.9%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 8.8%

• 
• • 17361.3%Black
  • 10938.7%White

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 29836, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $33,195 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,195
State:	$65,754

Salary/wage: $30,907 (reported on 73.7% of returns)

Here:	$30,907
State:	$52,566

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1050.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4912.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8135.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $67 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$67
South Carolina:	$1,749

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,680 (reported on 26.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,680
State:	$2,397

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 191.4% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 89.5%

Here:	89%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 87.5% for AGIs below $25k, 85.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 29836, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $33,356 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,356
State:	$51,133

Salary/wage: $32,879 (reported on 77.8% of returns)

Here:	$32,879
State:	$42,173

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.1% for AGIs below $25k, 85.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $133 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$133
South Carolina:	$1,468

Total itemized deductions: $15,633 (30% of AGI, reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$15,633
State:	$22,890

Here:	29.8% of AGI
State:	21.4% of AGI

Charity contributions: $5,933 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$5,933
State:	$5,169

Taxes paid: $3,267 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

29836:	$3,267
State:	$7,644

Earned income credit: $2,083 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,083
State:	$2,418

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 66.7%

Here:	67%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 75.0% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 29836, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $24,886 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$24,886
State:	$41,965

Salary/wage: $25,177 (reported on 86.0% of returns)

Here:	$25,177
State:	$35,695

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.9% for AGIs below $10k, 83.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 89.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $381 (reported on 17.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$381
South Carolina:	$1,623

Profit/loss from business: +$238 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	+$238
State:	+$9,144

Total itemized deductions: $11,292 (23% of AGI, reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	$11,292
State:	$19,039

Here:	22.6% of AGI
State:	22.8% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,500 (6% of AGI, reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,500
State:	$4,305

Here:	5.6% of AGI
State:	5.0% of AGI

Total tax: $2,605 (reported on 54.7% of returns)

29836:	$2,605
State:	$6,497

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,934 (reported on 44.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,934
State:	$1,882

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 74.2%

Here:	74%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 75.0% for AGIs below $10k, 74.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 30426, 29812, 29810, 30456, 29831, 29853.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 10
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 129

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 14 (0 now married, 14 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 29836 with a mortgage: 61
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $821
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $337

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 29836 household income distribution in 2022

• 36Less than $10,000
• 25$10,000 to $14,999
• 9$15,000 to $19,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 25$50,000 to $59,999
• 3$75,000 to $99,999
• 19$125,000 to $149,999
• 18$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 29836

• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 28$30,000 to $34,999
• 23$50,000 to $59,999
• 15$100,000 to $124,999
• 17$200,000 to $249,999
• 30$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 29836

• 13$400 to $449
• 10No cash rent

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $318,250
• Black or African American householders: $273,695
• Two or more races householders: $194,486

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $250,412

Here:	$250,412
State:	$368,255

Mobile homes: $69,257

Here:	$69,257
State:	$102,531

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 147
• Mobile homes: 63

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 29836

• 11Less than 5 minutes
• 1420 to 24 minutes
• 325 to 29 minutes
• 1730 to 34 minutes
• 1140 to 44 minutes
• 1860 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 39.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 283

• Male householders: 77 (14 living alone), Female householders: 63 (25 living alone)

• 116 spouses (116 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 14 children (14 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 86 2-persons, 17 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 38 1-person

93.0% of residents of 29836 zip code speak English at home.
7.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CLARIANT CORPORATION MARTIN PLANT (788 CHERT QUARRY ROAD in MARTIN, SC)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, TRI REPORTER, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR MAJOR, AIR PROGRAM, LABORATORY CERTIFICATION, DRINKING WATER PROGRAM, DRINKING WATER SYSTEM
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: CYCLIC ORGANIC CRUDES AND INTERMEDIATES, AND ORGANIC DYES AND PIGMENTS
  Business NAICS classification: SYNTHETIC ORGANIC DYE AND PIGMENT MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: CLARIANT CORP/MARTIN PLANT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: CLARIANT:MARTIN, SANDOZ INC/SANDOZ COLORS & CHEMS

• AZ ELECTRONIC MATERIALS (788 CHERT QUARRY RD in MARTIN, SC)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR MAJOR
  Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  Alternative names: FENNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 15.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 14.9%

Population in 1990: 566. Population change in the 1990s: +92 (+16.3%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 264
• South: 11

71% of the 29836 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in South Carolina.

99% of the 29836 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)

2007 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2007 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 13. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 19 took place in 2007, and the least - 5 in 2015. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (45.6%), and Structure Fires (38.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 29836
• 7245.6%Outside Fires
• 6138.6%Structure Fires
• 2314.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 21.3%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 29836, South Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 29836 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Willie	11	71.9 years
James	7	63.2 years
William	7	75.6 years
John	6	73.0 years
Annie	6	73.8 years
Robert	5	66.6 years
Albert	4	76.3 years
George	4	60.7 years
Mary	4	71.7 years
Ada	3	79.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 29836 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Williams	12	75.8 years
Smith	11	71.4 years
Robinson	7	70.3 years
Roberts	7	70.5 years
Dunbar	7	74.3 years
Johnson	6	76.7 years
Edwards	6	72.1 years
Brown	6	70.5 years
Sanders	6	76.8 years
Jones	6	78.5 years